How funny! I built a budget gaming system in 2009 with insurance money after my computer had gotten stolen. It's still my main system, but mostly because the ex kept me very very broke. Mine's an Athlon x3 2.9Ghz, with an ATI HD 5770, also with USB 3.0 and lots of bells and whistles for its time. Good times! It doesn't play the latest games anymore so I expect my next build within the year.
Upvoted! Thank you for sharing and reminding me of how much my own system needs to be replaced! lol